Rheumatoid Arthritis and osteoarthritis?

There is really very little you can do.

Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disease, like Crohn's, Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis. It occurs when your immune system confuses itself for a foreign body and begins to attack itself. Autoimmune diseases seem to run in families, so if you know one of your relatives has an autoimmune disease, keep this in mind if you begin to develop symptoms.

The biggest known trigger for Rheumatoid Arthritis is cigarette smoking. However I know many people, children included who have RA and have never smoked a day in their lives.

Rheumatoid Arthritis and other forms of autoimmune arthritis (Lupus, Sjogren's Syndrome, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis etc) are often thought to have a genetic component and then are set off by an environmental factor. However for some people they might be dispositioned to developing a condition, go through a number of things that could be considered a trigger, like a car crash, an emotional break up, a severe illness and never develop arthritis. But another person may get a cold, then wake up the next day with symptoms. It's just very random and doctors still don't understand the process.

As for osteoarthritis. Most people will develop this eventually. It's caused by wear and tear of the joints generally through overuse or injury.

Many doctors consider Omega 3 fish oil to hold beneficial properties in preventing and treating arthritis (rheumatoid and osteo). You can buy these from the pharmacy. In both conditions, it's best to do all you can to look after your joints and keep your weight within a healthy range.

Good luck.

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Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto immune disease where the body attacks its own joint linings, resulting in painful inflammation. It most often affects the small joints of the body such as the hands, feet, wrists, elbows and ankles. Osteoarthritis is caused by wear and tear. Most people over the age of 35 will have some wear in their joints, but some people are badly affected. Speaking from personal family experience I can tell you that osteoarthritis can affect just about any joint in the body; knees, hips, elbows, shoulders, neck, spine, fingers and toes. Unfortunately wherever bones meet their joint linings can become worn over time resulting in severe pain and disability. I think the most common incidents of osteoarthritis is in the knees, and perhaps the hips. They are both load bearing joints which get a lot of work in your lifetime. Some joints can be replaced which helps.

I agree with the first contributor on the osteoarthritis. Most people will get it eventually due to old age and degeneration.

However, I disagree with them on the RA. In the alternative medicine field, there is a theory called "Leaky Gut Syndrome". This is where your intestinal wall allows things to pass into the blood stream that are not supposed to be there. As a result, the body will react by first attacking the invader, then it will isolate the invader at certain locations in the body and then continue to attack the invader. So if it attacks it and isolates it in the skin and certain joints, then you have psoriasis. If it is a different invader, it will isolate it at different joints and then you have RA. Some thing with most of the autoimmune diseases.

So in order to correct these, you first need to repair the intestinal wall. Different deficiencies will cause different conditions. So, for example, psoriasis is a severe lack of essential fatty acids. You have to identify what your body needs and fix the intestine. Once the intestine is fixed, most of the symptoms will subside. However any permanent damage can not be repaired.

Mostly chiropractors study this, but you would have to call around and ask if they work with leaky gut syndrome.

I hope this answers your question. I really wish you the best.

Imagine for a moment your arthritis completely vanishing right now.

If, in a moment, your pain and stiffness melted away. And your joints all of a sudden functioned like a well-oiled machine.

Like a magic wand was waived, you'd be able to jump up from your chair and run around the room like a kid.

And imagine that you'd never have to suffer as much as a pinch of arthritis stiffness or pain ever again.

I know this sounds impossible right now, but bear with me, because sometimes miracles happen.

It was a gift from a woman on the other side of the world. From the kindness of her heart, she took pity on my suffering and taught me how to completely reverse my arthritis.

Today, I want to do the same for you!

Stop using your HANDS to do things like this ! Type, & text (: